New Hope Christian
Fellowship's Statement of Faith
We believe that Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary,
lived a sinless life and died a substitutionary death on the
cross. We believe that He rose from the dead and is seated
in Heaven and will return in glory and power. Jesus Christ
was and is and will always be the second person of the God
head and is deity.
We believe that all the gifts of the Spirit found in 1
Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4, and Romans 12 are valid for
today. Each believer is given gifts and callings from the
Lord to glorify God and build up the body of Christ. We
encourage believers to seek the gifts and callings that the
Lord has placed in his life.
We believe that salvation is a gift from God and cannot be
earned or maintained by any merit on our part.
We believe in the eternal security of the believer. Once
truly received, salvation cannot be lost. Salvation comes
from grace only through faith only in the atoning work of
Jesus at Calvary.
We believe that at salvation man's sins are not only
forgiven but his spirit is made alive to God by the Holy
Spirit indwelling it. Man's old nature is destroyed and he
is given a new nature that desires to walk in fellowship
with God. Man's flesh, his unrenewed mind and body, is still
with him and must be brought under control of the Holy
Spirit. This is man's responsibility and his reasonable
service to God.
We believe that man is made for good works. These works are
to follow his salvation and glorify God. Man does not do
good works to get saved or to maintain his salvation;
rather, man does good works because he is saved.
How to get in
contact
You can write us at
New Hope Christian Fellowship
P.O.Box 1305
Ponca City, Ok. 74602
We would love to have you join us when in
town at
401 South Lincoln in Ponca City,
Oklahoma.
E-mail me personally at
pulpitpounderjack@hotmail.com
New Hope Christian Fellowship's Vision for the Believers.
Because we desire to
see people grow in their relationship to God and each other,
we hold four visions concerning each believer at New Hope
Christian Fellowship.
1. Each Believer will have a daily living
relationship with God.
It is our desire that believers here will
develop an intimate fellowship with the
Lord everyday; that every believer come to
a Father-child walk with God, and every
believer learns to pray and rely upon the
Lord as the center of their life.
2. Each Believer will know and walk in their
spiritual gifts and callings.
We believe at salvation every believer is
given spiritual gifts to use for God's glory
and the body of Christ's good. We believe
according to Ephesians 4:11-16, the saints
are given spiritual gifts and callings to
help in their work of ministry. We believe
each believer can and should seek and come
to know their individual gifts and callings
and learn to walk in them.
3. Each Believer have a growing understanding
of the Bible.
The Bible is God's revelation of Himself
and His final authority in matters of faith
and conduct for all Christians. We desire
that every believer develop a foundational
understanding of the bible and build on it
continually as they mature in their walk
with the Lord.
4. Each Believer learn and practice faithfulness
in the areas of their responsibility concerning
the local church and their personal lives.
We are responsible to God, our family, our
church, ourselves and society for certain
things. Many are in positions of authority
in some areas of life; in the church, home,
or job. What good are positions and
responsibilities if a person does not learn
and practice faithfulness. It is our vision
for each believer of New Hope Christian Fellowship
to understand and
become faithful in
the responsibilities they hold and face in
life. We believe that faithfulness is a
sign of maturity in the Christian life and a
great strength of character.